creating static frame and changing content pages in flex

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creating static frame and changing content pages in flex

I need to create a static frame and a changing content... currently envisaged as frame containing the side panel and header and footer content.

The content panel will call mxml based on the content sought. Two questions a) how is the frame paradigm- with static frame "containing" other content done. I dont want to repeat the header and footer logic in every 'content section' code? b) how is the hyperlinking between content sections done- using 'states' seems convoluted

Any guidance around this will be appreciated

Raghu

+1 A:

I don't know which version of flex you are using, but I'm advising to use latest Flex 4 codename Gumbo, with next features:

read about states

and about containers

and how to build modules too

Hope it will help you, but anyway you should share your ideas more clearly and put some startup code, so we could assist you to get your goals done.

Regards
Eugene

Eugene 2010-09-02 11:04:27

Thanks for the tip...I tried with modules and it seems to make sense... i get the ability to structure each page content as a separate mxml so it becomes easier to handle. I am having a relatively smaller problem with the module. As i embed an image and animation seeig two problemsa) the image does not fit within its cotainer 100% width and height as it did when it was in parent mxmlb) animation timer resets after timer stop- to create a endless loop. Again something which executes fine in the parent mxml

raghu 2010-09-02 14:19:20

<mx:Image height="100%" width="100%" source="background.jpg" scaleContent="true" maintainAspectRatio="true" depth="1"/> <s:Button label="Start" id="playButton" depth="2" x="1" y="38" click="playButton_clickHandler(event)"/><mx:Image x="{MainContent.width/20}" y="{MainContent.height*3/5}" source="car.png" maintainAspectRatio="true" height="15" id="car" depth="3"/>

raghu 2010-09-02 14:19:50

1)use pastebin.com or just edit your question. 2) and yes, feel the difference http://pastebin.com/6RjXEse3

Eugene 2010-09-02 14:48:25

i had assumed that the container in the module will understand the size of container in the parent application that it resides in- doesn't work that way...no resizing occurspls guide on how i can make it explict

raghu 2010-09-02 18:33:24

once again give me your current code, and tell me which component you want to resize on which event.

Eugene 2010-09-02 18:42:28

pls look at http://pastebin.com/XQnWsXYUI have 3 problems that come once i move the animation to a separate modulea) not able to get the sizig to work- e.g. image doesnt fill the container at 100% height and width and aspect ratio=false. b) Likewise doesnt resize when browser size changesc) animation acts funny- doesnt run till 90% of container width; also runs in endless loop

raghu 2010-09-03 13:32:41

+1 A:

Ok- managed to get this right

I added the 100% height and width to the moduleloader and it fills the container and resizes fine... not sure why but this has resolved the endless animation also

thanks folks

raghu 2010-09-03 15:59:23

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